PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leha Olyen (ranked 5412 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurman Vierd (ranked 5413 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Olyen
vs
Vierd

172 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leha Olyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nurman Vierd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Olyen darts in and clinches Vierd up against the cage.
Vierd swings wildly with an uppercut but Olyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olyen slows down the pace here.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.

Olyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Olyen darts in and clinches Vierd up against the cage.
Olyen pushes off an throws an elbow but Vierd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vierd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Olyen misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olyen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vierd throws a punch but it's blocked by Olyen.
Vierd is trying to maintain a safe position but Olyen gets an underhook and turns Vierd into the cage.
Vierd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vierd has a couple of punches blocked by Olyen.
Vierd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Olyen breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olyen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vierd, pushing him back against the cage.
Vierd lands a nice uppercut.
Olyen stalling in the clinch.
Vierd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olyen missing with knees to the body.
Olyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vierd working aggressively here.
Vierd misses with a punch on the inside.
Olyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vierd misses with the head strike.

Olyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vierd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vierd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Olyen gets a clinch.
Olyen avoiding damage.
Vierd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vierd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vierd has a couple of punches blocked by Olyen.
Vierd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olyen's elbow.
Vierd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vierd lands a hook to the side of the head.

Olyen breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Olyen gets a clinch.
Vierd lands a left hand.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vierd avoids it.
Vierd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.
Vierd lands a body punch.
Olyen blocks a body shot from Vierd.
Olyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vierd controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Vierd fails to land.
Olyen tries to throw a body punch but Vierd avoids it by throwing Olyen back against the cage.
Olyen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vierd misses with a punch on the inside.
Vierd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vierd misses with some punches.
Olyen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vierd misses with a punch on the inside.
Vierd scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vierd misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olyen.
Vierd misses with the head strike.
Olyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vierd misses with some punches.
Vierd taking a breather.

Olyen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vierd throws a shot from downtown. Olyen moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olyen moves into the clinch.
Vierd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Olyen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Olyen leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Olyen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vierd.
Vierd swings wildly with an uppercut but Olyen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Olyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Vierd gets tackled into the cage by Olyen. Olyen maintains the clinch.
Vierd scores with a shot to the side of Olyen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olyen as Vierd tries to tie him up.
Vierd blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vierd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nurman Vierd will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Olyen closes the distance and pushes Vierd back into the cage.
Vierd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vierd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Olyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vierd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olyen.
Vierd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vierd throws a shot from downtown. Olyen moves away and avoids it.
Olyen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vierd.
Olyen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olyen clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vierd.
Olyen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olyen blocks an uppercut.
Vierd has a couple of punches blocked by Olyen.
Vierd misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vierd looking to stall.
Vierd working aggressively here.
Olyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vierd misses with a body punch.
Vierd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olyen breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Vierd.

Olyen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.

Olyen breaks the clinch.

Olyen closes the distance and clinches.
Olyen prevents a body shot from Vierd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vierd.
The referee calls for Vierd to work.
Vierd is looking to control Olyen's arms but Olyen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vierd has his back to the cage.
Olyen stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vierd fails to land.
Vierd working aggressively here.

Olyen breaks the clinch.
Olyen moves in looking to clinch but Vierd pushes him off.

Olyen instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olyen missing with knees to the body.
Vierd misses with a body punch.

Olyen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Olyen clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vierd misses with the head strike.

Olyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vierd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vierd misses with a hook.
Vierd swings for the body but Olyen moves out of range.

Olyen drives through and clinches with Vierd against the cage.
Vierd swings wildly with an uppercut but Olyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vierd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vierd misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Olyen manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Olyen darts in and clinches Vierd up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vierd stalling in the clinch but Olyen improves position.
Vierd misses with a punch on the inside.

Olyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Olyen has closed the distance and engaged Vierd in a clinch.
Olyen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vierd fails to land.
Olyen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vierd misses with a punch to the body.
Olyen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vierd up against the cage.

Olyen breaks the clinch.
Olyen slips a jab from Vierd.
Vierd swats away the attempt to clinch by Olyen.
Olyen moves away from the strike by Vierd.
Olyen wants to clinch up but Vierd keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vierd misses.
Olyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Vierd circles away.

Olyen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vierd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurman Vierd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vierd misses with some punches.
Vierd working aggressively here.

Olyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Olyen has closed the distance and engaged Vierd in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Vierd fails to land.

Olyen breaks from the clinch.
Olyen moves in looking to clinch but Vierd pushes him off.
Vierd misses with a hook.

Olyen clinches up against the cage.
Vierd tries to work over Olyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olyen.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.
Olyen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leha Olyen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Vierd misses.
Olyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vierd throws out a loose jab but Olyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vierd might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vierd loads up on a big right hand but Olyen slips the punch.
Vierd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olyen.
Vierd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olyen tries to clinch up.
Olyen tries to clinch but Vierd moves out of range.
Vierd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A cross from Vierd lands.

Olyen clinches.
Vierd has a couple of punches blocked by Olyen.
Vierd can't find room to land a body shot as Olyen controls the action.

Olyen breaks from the clinch.

Olyen has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vierd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vierd misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Olyen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Olyen blocks an uppercut.
Vierd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olyen's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vierd lands a right hand.
Vierd throws a head punch that misses.
Vierd misses with some punches.
Olyen slows down the pace here.
Vierd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Olyen misses with a punch on the inside.
Vierd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Olyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Olyen.
Vierd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vierd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olyen moves away.
Olyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vierd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vierd swats away the attempt to clinch by Olyen.
Vierd throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olyen tries to clinch but Vierd is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Vierd.
Vierd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vierd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Olyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vierd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Olyen tries to clinch up but Vierd circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vierd! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vierd looks to score with a jab to the body but Olyen is just out of range.
Vierd misses with a hook.
Olyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vierd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vierd missing with a left hand there. Olyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vierd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Olyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Vierd circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Olyen manages to break the clinch.
Olyen tries to clinch but Vierd moves out of range.
Vierd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Olyen moves into range and clinches up with Vierd.
Vierd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olyen has Vierd pressed against the cage.
Vierd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olyen is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vierd letting Olyen take a breather here.
Olyen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olyen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Olyen blocks an uppercut.
Vierd working aggressively here.

Olyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olyen ducks under a wild hook from Vierd.
Nurman Vierd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vierd keeps the fight on the outside.
Vierd throws a hook but Olyen avoids it easily.
Olyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vierd misses with a looping left.
Olyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Olyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vierd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vierd throws the left hand but Olyen avoids the punch easily.
Olyen is looking to clinch but Vierd is avoiding it.

Olyen clinches up against the cage.
Vierd misses with the head strike.
Vierd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vierd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vierd working aggressively here.
Olyen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vierd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olyen backwards.
Olyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Olyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Olyen clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Olyen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nurman Vierd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vierd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nurman Vierd!
A less than humble Nurman Vierd misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.